Tongs.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

` JOHN BITTNEB, F NEWCASTLE, INDIAN-A.

TONGS.

Application' led August 15, 1911. Serial No. 644,155.

^ the like.

For the purpose mentioned, use is made of a handle provided with an oiset hook, a

secondhandle providedwith an olset shank -and pivotally mounted on the first mentioned handle, a. chain extended from 'the Second mentioned handle and a hook'mounted on the extremity of the said chain, means being mounted on one of the handles for removably locking the other handle therewith.

Reference is to be hadto the accompanying drawings constituting a part of this speciication in whichV similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Fi re 1 is a side elevation of my device showing the same in applied position. Fig. 2 is a-perspective view of one of the members of my device. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the other member of my device.

Referring more particularly to the views, I provide a handle provided at onel end wlth a hook 11 offset from the longitudinal axis of the handle 10 and pivotally mounted at a point 12; between the inner end of the hook 11 and the handle 10 is a second handle 13 provided with an offset shank 14 to which is pivotally connected a chain 15 having a hook 16 mounted'to swing at the outer end thereof.v At the'lower end of the handle 10 a hooked bar 17 is pivotally mounted and adapted to engage an end ofthe handle 13,

having a recessed portion 18, to releasably retain the lower end of the handle 13 in engagement with the lower end ofthe handle 10. f

end of the tire chain, the Vhook 16 being engaged wlth the tire chain a distance from the other end thereof, it being understood 'that the handles 10 and 13 are now in their Y spmncaan'qfreaersment. i Patented'May14,'1912.

greatest spaced relation. Now by exerting 4 pressure on the handles 10 and 13 to move the lower ends thereof together,lthe ends'of the chain will be pulled up onv the tire so that thevmentioned4 ends can be connected,

the hooked bar 17' being engaged with the lower end of the handle 13 in the recessed portion 18 to retain the handles 10 and 13 1n engagement, while the ends 'of the tire chain are connected. v

Although I have shown and described my device as used ir. connection with tire chains, it will be understood that thetongs can be used for various other purposes,the. scope of the invention being defined in the appended claims. Y

Having t-hus fully described the inven-` tion, what I claim as new, is

1. A-pair of tongs comprising a handle, an oi'set hook formed at one end ofthe said handle, a second handle ivotally mounted -on the first handle, an o set'shank formed .on the second handle, a chain pivotally connected with the said oiset shank, a hook mounted to swing on the outer endof the said chain and means for releasably retaining the said handle in engagement-.

2. In a pair of tongs a handle, an offset hook formed at one end of the said handle, a second handle ivotally mounted on the first handle, an o set shank formed on the JOHN BITTNER.

Witnesses:

ERNEST DUNCAN', Y O. F. Smaak. 

